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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Data Science Math Skills by Duke University

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About the Course

Data science courses contain math—no avoiding that! This course is designed to teach learners the basic math you will need in order to be successful in almost any data science math course and was created for learners who have basic math skills but may not have taken algebra or pre-calculus. Data Science Math Skills introduces the core math that data science is built upon, with no extra complexity, introducing unfamiliar ideas and math symbols one-at-a-time. Learners who complete this course will master the vocabulary, notation, concepts, and algebra rules that all data scientists must know before moving on to more advanced material. Topics include: ~Set theory, including Venn diagrams ~Properties of the real number line ~Interval notation and algebra with inequalities ~Uses for summation and Sigma notation ~Math on the Cartesian (x,y) plane, slope and distance formulas ~Graphing and describing functions and their inverses on the x-y plane, ~The concept of instantaneous rate of change and tangent lines to a curve ~Exponents, logarithms, and the natural log function. ~Probability theory, including Bayes’ theorem. While this course is intended as a general introduction to the math skills needed for data science, it can be considered a prerequisite for learners interested in the course, "Mastering Data Analysis in Excel," which is part of the Excel to MySQL Data Science Specialization. Learners who master Data Science Math Skills will be fully prepared for success with the more advanced math concepts introduced in "Mastering Data Analysis in Excel." Good luck and we hope you enjoy the course!...

Top reviews

BB

Nov 25, 2022

Good course. The probability portion is very challenging. Dr. Eggers is a tremendous instructor, but I did not feel adequately prepared for the some of the practical application in the quizzes.

SP

May 29, 2020

Great refresher and primer. The section on Probability and Bayes Theory needs a lot more support material (video and notes) as it can get tricky and abstract, especially when doing the quizzes.

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Oct 27, 2023

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Jun 24, 2023

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Jun 27, 2022

Excellent Course

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Jul 2, 2021

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Apr 21, 2021

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Mar 28, 2021

Very interesting

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Dec 19, 2020

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Aug 22, 2020

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Aug 14, 2020

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Jul 30, 2020

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Jul 17, 2020

excellent course

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Jul 8, 2020

Excellent Course

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Jul 7, 2020

Excelent course.

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Jun 16, 2020

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Jun 9, 2020

very nice course

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Jun 6, 2020

excellent course

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Jun 3, 2020

best course ever

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Jun 2, 2020

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By Sreejith M

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May 31, 2020

Very informative

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May 27, 2020

excellent course

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May 21, 2020

very good course

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May 20, 2020

Very nice course

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May 15, 2020

Very interesting

By Sumit M

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May 14, 2020

Excellent Course